BaFin

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The verdict

“BaFin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,461
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-bafin · BaFin · German

BaFin · rank #30,461 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,461
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Backstage

Nearest frequency peer: Backstage (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „BaFin“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „BaFin“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

BaFin vs bin
40% similar
BaFin vs bai
40% similar
BaFin vs Bahn
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for BaFin
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaFin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,461
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „BaFin“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).BaFinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Backstage“ (#30,460), „Bankier“ (#30,462), „Automation“ (#30,459). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „BaFin“ bei #30,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around BaFin (IPA […]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #30,461 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for BaFin, with forms such as "abfin", "baffin", and "bafinn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bin", "bai", "Bahn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is BaFin, spelled B-A-F-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how BaFin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Wir erleben in Deutschland einen Angriff in unvorstellbarem Ausmaß", sagte BKA-Präsident Jörg Ziercke auf einer gemeinsamen Pressekonferenz mit der Finanzaufsicht BaFin.
  2. „Die Zahl anonymer Informanten, die sich an die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) in Deutschland wenden, ist zu Jahresbeginn deutlich gestiegen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abfin
  • baffin
  • bafinn
  • bafni
  • baifn
  • bbafin
  • bfain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of BaFin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abfin2baffin1bafinn1bafni2baifn2bbafin1bfain2
Edit distance from "BaFin"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "BaFin"?
"BaFin" is spelled B-A-F-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "BaFin" mean?
As an abbreviation, "BaFin" means: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
What words are commonly confused with "BaFin"?
"BaFin" is commonly confused with "bin", "bai", "Bahn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "BaFin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "BaFin" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "BaFin" come from?
"BaFin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "BaFin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anmut#30,439amore#30,433Decks#30,507Diner#30,512

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

auffiel7 variantsElfer7 variantsErbin7 variantsFehde7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list